Archive for December 2014
Peace Pals International – 2014 First Place Winner – United States
Congratulations Lucy Liu, age 11 from The United States who was our 1st Place Winner in her age category in the 17th annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards! Lucy has won a 6 foot Peace Pole and has chosen English, Spanish, Chinese and French as her languages for her Peace Pole. Lucy and her family have decided to…
Read MoreIGAD received the 2014 AFRICA PEACE AWARD of URI AFRICA – DJIBOUTI, NORTH AFRICA
October 25th, 2014 United Religions Initiative (URI) Africa presented its 2014 Africa Peace Award to Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on October 25th, 2014. The Prestigious Africa Peace Award of URI Africa presented to IGAD in appreciation and acknowledgment of their many crowning achievements. The trophy, which bears the universal peace message “May Peace Prevail…
Read MorePeace Pals International – 2014 Winners and Finalists – Demonstration School – Thailand
Congratulations to the students of Mr. Pichai Niypmtham of the Demonstration School – Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University in Bangkok, Thailand. We were so fortunate to have multiple winners and finalist from Mr. Niypmtham’s class. Panthree Khamtan, age 7 and the 2nd Place winner in her age category. Pariyakorn Sirisamatthakarn, age 7 and the 3nd Place winner in her…
Read MoreNews Blog: The Nature Protection Society ("Bund Naturschutz") donated a Peace Pole to Pöttmes, Augsburg, Bavaria-GERMANY
August 9th, 2014 The citizens of Pöttmes gathered to take part in the Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony on August 9th 2014. The date was chosen in honor and in memory of Nagasaki Day, and respectfully so, as the Peace Pole originated in Japan. Two Catholic priests blessed the Peace Pole. The Nature Conversation Society reminded the citizens…
Read MorePeace Pals International – 2014 First Place Winner – Turkey
Congratulations Sibel Melak Arat, age 6 from Turkey who was our 1st Place Winner in her age category in the 17th annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards! Sibel has won a 6 foot Peace Pole and has chosen Turkish, Arabic, English and Japanese as her languages for her Peace Pole. Sibel and her parents have decided to donate…
Read MoreFirst Nations people and the Punjabi people cut the ribbons on the Peace Pole-Quesnel, British Columbia-CANADA
May 31st-2014 Here are some photographs from the Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony we had at one of the community gardens (West Village Community Garden) in Quesnel at “Plant Day.” The First Nations people and the Punjabi people were on hand to cut the ribbons on the Peace Pole. The Peace Pole is planted in the…
Read MorePeace Pals International – 2014 First Place Winner – Lithuania
Congratulations Neda Varpukauskaita, age 15 from Lithuania who was our 1st Place Winner in her age category in the 17th annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards! Neda has won a 6 foot Peace Pole and has chosen Lithuanian, English, French and Russian as her languages for her Peace Pole. This year we received thousands of…
Read MorePeace Pole inspires a Tradition of Giving – Ellicott City, Maryland – USA
I have a little tradition going. When I was Principal at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, we had”Peace on Earth” as our religious theme in 2004. Two of my teacher friends on our School Leadership Team asked me if we could get a Peace Pole. At the time, I had no idea what a…
Read MorePeace Pals International – 2014 Second Place Winner – India
Congratulations Roshni KR, age 11 from India who was our 2nd Place Winner in her age category in the 17th annual Peace Pals International Art Exhibition and Awards! This year we received thousands of works of art from children all over the globe. Theme for 2014: “Right to Peace.” The theme of the 2014 UN International Day…
Read More2013 Peace Pals International Art Exhibition in town library of Magdeburg in GERMANY
October 21st, 2014 The French Institute for Culture, “Institute Francais” and the Chancellor`s Office of German State Saxony-Anhalt collaborated in the 2014 competition called “Peace-Paix.” All ages and nationalities were welcome to participate. Participants were asked to reflect on the question: “What does Peace mean to you?” and to submit it in any form of…
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